A convertible bond is a type of fixed income security sold by public companies that can be converted into common shares of the issuing company’s stock. Convertible bonds work just like ordinary ...

Companies can raise money to run their businesses in many ways. Sometimes a company will raise equity. When they raise equity, they sell a portion of the business to a new partner or issue shares to ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

There are a wide range of strategies and securities available for advisors to manage the risk/return potential of their portfolios, but perhaps the least understood are preferred stocks and ...

Investors who are looking for fixed-income investments that offer higher returns than traditional bonds often turn to convertible bonds. These types of bonds offer the potential for higher returns ...

Convertible bonds are a fine middle ground for investors seeking the best of both worlds. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset's free tool can match you with a financial advisor in ...

Convertible bonds last year were faced with no choice but to deleverage their portfolios with the ban of short selling, and the seizing up of the credit markets cutting off their supply of debt ...

Management has now said that the convertible bondholders have asked about exercising their options, implying up to 20% dilution is on the table. I am not as concerned about it; a lot of it should ...

Convertible bonds and convertible stocks are a tool that public companies often use for large financings to avoid disturbing their equity cap tables. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been a big ...